Fixturing, Grasping and Manipulation in Assembly and Manufacturing -- Dual Arm Robot Manipulator and Its Easy Teaching System -- Calibration of Relative Position between Manipulator and Work by Point-to-Face Touching Method -- Cutter Accessibility Analysis of a Part with Geometric Uncertainties -- Automatic Determination of Fixturing Points: Quality Analysis for Different Number of Points and Friction Values -- Contact Trajectories for Regrasp Planning on Discrete Objects -- Modeling of Two-Fingered Pivoting Skill Based on CPG -- Micro/Macro Assembly and Disassembly -- Assembly of 3D Reconfigurable Hybrid MOEMS through Microrobotic Approach -- Modified Assembly Systems and Processes for the Mounting of Electro-Optical Components -- Factory Level Logistics and Control Aspects for Flexible and Reactive Microfactory Concept -- Development of Structured Light Based Bin–Picking System Using Primitive Models -- Airframe Dismantling Optimization for Aerospace Aluminum Valorization -- A Monitoring Concept for Co–operative Assembly Tasks -- Manufacturing System Scheduling and Controlling -- Printing Pressure Control Algorithm of Roll-to-Roll Web System for Printed Electronics -- Adding Diversity to Two Multiobjective Constructive Metaheuristics for Time and Space Assembly Line Balancing -- Construction and Application of a Digital Factory for Automotive Paint Shops -- Resource Efficiency in Bodywork Parts Production -- Self-Tracking Order Release for Changing Bottleneck Resources -- Integrated Operational Techniques for Robotic Batch Manufacturing Systems -- A Mathematical Model for Cyclic Scheduling with Assembly Tasks and Work-In-Process Minimization.

The objective of this volume is to show how the assembly and manufacturing technologies evolve along with the advancement of enabling technologies and how the emergence of a high complexity of micro/nano system products dictate the development of new technologies and tools for their assembly and manufacturing. To this end, we have chosen 19 papers, top-rated yet relevant, out of the 76 papers accepted to present at the 8th IEEE International Symposium on Assembly and Manufacturing. The 19 papers chosen are further revised into the final manuscripts for book chapters that are organized into three parts: Part I: Fixture, Grasping and Manipulation in Assembly and Manufacturing, Part II: Micro/Macro Assembly and Disassembly, and Part III: Manufacturing System Scheduling and Control. Part I, II and III are reviewed and organized by the co-editors of this volume, Prof. Raul Suarez, Prof. Sukhan Lee and Dr. Byungwook Choi, respectively.